Where this is happening and why. Nobody knows but they are saying, islamists, quote unquote, going floor to floor. There are three dead already. A hostage situation brings back the situation of one week ago that led to a slaughterhouse at bataclan and france, pro active pushing back al qaeda from 201314, a success there, and last year einvolved in a slightly smaller, more narrow special forces operation and theyve been very successful. This hotel, we understand, is one where many foreign flight crews go, air france crews go, other crews go when overnighting and obviously foreigners at the hotel. So it could be revenge for this, or the second wave of different attacks in different places. One little bit of more favorable news in a horrible situation, obviously. The early estimate of ten gunmen reduced. It may be two or three. Nevertheless, theres chaos inside that hotel. Now we have amin trie, own as restaurant. Heard this as it began. Amin, if you can hear me, what did you hear . Take
London. This is cnn newsroom. After five long years of war, a chance at peace may finally be in sight for syria. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry and his russian counterpart, the Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, announced a ceasefire deal on friday. Under the plan, a czessation of hostilities across place in Syria At Sundown on monday. Secretary kerry says it should end the barrel bombs and end to the indiscriminate bombing of civilian neighborhoods that has left scores of people dead. The agreement comes after months of fruitless efforts to reach a ceasefire between the Syrian Regime and moderate syrian rebels. Our Nic Robertson has details now from geneva. Reporter so key to the czyzration of hostilities working, secretary kerry said for the United States to put pressure on the opposition to keep good on their obligations and for russia for their part to keep assad good on his obligations. He said the United States assessment is thats what russia would do. This is how he put it tod
there, going back to i think it s called celtx secular normalization i m all for a secular gang. thank you all for being here and thank you for spending part of your day with us. let s see it right back here next week hello everyone and welcome to the amanpour, hour. here s where we re headed this week the clandestine conflict between iran and israel erupts into the open could it get any worse my intel briefing from britain s former spy chief said john sores, we need to recognize that this shadow war between israel, iran has going on for a good number of years now. also this out, this looks like something you d see out of hitler s germany why are maga republicans parroting plutons propaganda? it s so outlandish. it s so wrong. and in many ways, then check
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